[Intro]
Far above the sleeping land
Iron wings and a captain’s hand
Steam rolled black through the freezing sky
Where dragons rule and brave men die
A lone airship cut the storm in two
Hunting a beast the whole world knew
[Verse 1]
Lord Strongcastle forged that craft
From iron plates and furnace drafts
Copper pipes and a roaring core
A steam-heart beating like a war
“Armageddon,” the captain cried
“Tonight your reign of fire will die.”
But the clouds broke wide with a thunder sound
And the shadow of wings came circling round
[Pre-Chorus]
Golden eyes and a mocking grin
The ancient dragon closed him in
[Chorus]
Steel in the sky, fire in the wind
Man and a dragon where legends begin
Harpoons thundered through smoke and flame
But none could strike that demon frame
The dragon laughed in the dying sun
Toying with Strongcastle one by one
But faith burns brighter than iron or flame
And heaven remembered Strongcastle’s name
[Verse 2]
The dragon moved like lightning wild
Cruel and ancient, dark and sly
One sweep shattered the harpoon guns
One breath burned through the deck and drums
The airship groaned in the boiling sky
While Armageddon circled high
“Little captain,” the monster roared
“You built a coffin, not a sword.”
[Pre-Chorus]
Smoke filled the deck, the engines cried
And hope burned low at Strongcastle’s side
[Chorus]
Steel in the sky, fire in the wind
Man and a dragon where legends begin
Hull plates torn and the weapons gone
Still Strongcastle battled on
The dragon roared in victory’s claim
Certain the man would die in flame
But faith burns brighter than iron or flame
And heaven remembered Strongcastle’s name
[Bridge (quiet / dramatic)]
Kneeling down by the dying steam
Hands on the heart of the broken machine
“Lord above if this is the end
Forgive my soul and guide my hand.”
The dragon screamed from the darkened dome
Certain the sky would be his throne
[Final Chorus]
Down he came like a storm of flame
Straight for the heart of the iron frame
Strongcastle leapt from the shattered deck
As the dragon lunged for the final wreck
Then the boiler roared like heaven’s gun
Iron and fire and the beast undone
Thunder rolled through the shattered sky
As Armageddon fell to die
[Outro]
But Strongcastle fell through empty air
Through ash and smoke and a whispered prayer
Then through the clouds like a silver star
Came a mighty horse from realms afar
Prophet caught him in heaven’s light
Carried him safe through the fading night
So the tale is told wherever men stand:
Faith can conquer the fiercest land.
ElCeviche
